Biography Resource Center: This database integrates biographies from Gale Group sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to hand-picked web sites.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Artcyclopedia: Links to images on the web of over 8700 artists. Note that some of the images can be legally downloaded for personal (look for this icon: ) or educational use (look for this icon: ).
WebMuseum: Privately developed website with information and images of thousands of artists from nearly every period and country. Click on the Artist Index to find your artist.
PHS High School Library
Last Updated: December 2010
Scope: Guide to materials available in the PHS library, through subscription databases, and through previewed free websites.
Keywords: Use the artist’s name as your keyword.
Print Resources:
French Artist Bibliography
Electronic Resources:
Subscription Databases:
Biography Resource Center: This database integrates biographies from Gale Group sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to hand-picked web sites.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Modern World History Online: Covers the people, places, and events from mid-15th century to the present.
**Student Resource Center**: Broad database offering resources in literature, cultures, science, history, and geography. Full-text articles from reference works, primary sources, and periodicals.
World Book Online: Encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia sources.
Free Websites:
Artcyclopedia: Links to images on the web of over 8700 artists. Note that some of the images can be legally downloaded for personal (look for this icon: ) or educational use (look for this icon: ).
WebMuseum: Privately developed website with information and images of thousands of artists from nearly every period and country. Click on the Artist Index to find your artist.
Prepared by Paul D. Birkby